GOOD WILL NGUYEN

Cast

 
Tan..................Will Nguyen, Janitor at MIT

Long.................Skylar Tran, Janitor at MIT
...............graduated from Harvard in biochem

Alex............................. Professor Tang
.................Visiting professor from Harvard

Anne.............................Anne, Secretary

Thang...........................Kevin, Secretary

Scene I: Problem 1

 
- Will is mopping floor by blackboard; Prof is standing next to blackboard  (doesn't notice Will ... is concentrating on problem on board) 
- Will sees stain spot on the floor, tries to clean it with 1) his finger, 2) his hand, 3) a rag, 4) a mop, 5) a vacuum cleaner.  Will gets frustrated, gets shifty and covers up the spot with a carpet. 
- Prof gets frustrated at the problem  "THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE ... NOONE CAN FIGURE THIS OUT" and storms off 
- Will sees connect-the-dot problem (of a house) on the board and finishes it (thoughtfully) and adds some trees, stick figures, etc.  Will returns to mopping off to the side. 
- Prof Lambeau walks back in, sees answer and is shocked. "This is right. How can that be. This is impossible."  Looks around, sees Will, shakes his head, "Naah, it can't be." 
- Prof. erases the board and puts up a VERY DIFFICULT tic-tac-toe problem. 
- Will is mopping and in comes Skylar, mopping also. 
- They bump into each other and are startled...FIREWORKS 
- Will: Hi 
- Skylar: Hi 
- Will: I like the way you mop. 
- Skylar: I like the way you sweep. 
- Will: Are you new here? 
- Skylar: I graduated with honors from Harvard last year.  French and Psychology. Speaks some French mumbo-jumbo 
- Will: responds in Spanish mumbo-jumbo. 
- They both start talking in food terms 
- Will: So you went to Harvard? 
- Skylar: Yep ... was lucky to get this job  :) 
- Will: Hey, do you want to catch a movie sometime? Maybe Titanic? 
- music comes on from Titanic; Van runs around "I'm flying..." Skylar and Will both shrug 
- Will: Maybe we shouldn't see Titanic.
- Skylar (smiles): (slips paper into his hand) You know what to do.  I've gotto get back to work. 
- Skylar goes off. Will looks ecstatic. Will solves problem hyper-active  style, leaves. 
- Prof. jumps out, but misses him again.  He is angry with himself. He writes next problem on the board... HANGMAN. 
- Prof.: "This problem has not been solved in 35 years.  Whoever figures it out will be on the front page of ... the Tech". (actually whips out Adult section of Boston Phoenix, blushes, runs off) 

Scene II: The Date

- Will goes to pick up girl with dustbuster bouquet & Windex hidden behind his back. 
- Will: I have something for you.  Hope you'll like it. 
- Skylar: Oh, how romantic! 
- They go to VSA dance. 
- Cameo of earlier VSA Swingers skit. 
- They get turned off and sit down. 
- Partygoers exit. 
- Skylar: Look at this stain. This place is a mess. (starts wiping) 
- Will: There's another spot (pulls out rag from pocket, starts cleaning) 
- Both start cleaning, Skylar takes out Windex bottle and sprays.  They eventually both end up on hands and knees scrubbing. 
- Skylar (exhausted but cheerful): Oh Will, I had such a wonderful time. 
- Will: yeah, me too. 
- Skylar: I have something to say... I love you Will. Say you love me, Will. 
- Will (silent) 
- Skylar (starts crying) Will, just say it...Tell me the truth 
- Will: You want to truth? You can't handle the TRUTH!!! I spend every day washing, and scrubbing, and cleaning! It's men like me who  keep your bathrooms clean and your floors waxed! You want the truth?  Did I order the code Red? YOu're damned right I ordered the Code Red!!!!! 
- Skylar: Will , you OK? 
- Will: No, I don't love you. (Skylar screams) 
- Will leaves Skylar sobbing. 

Scene III: Problem 3

  - Will comes into work the next morning.  He solves the Hangman problem 
with ease: Pho Dac Biet. 
- Prof. catches him red-handed. 
- Prof.: What are you doing? Who are you? 
- Will: Sorry (returns to mopping) 
- Prof.: This problem has not been solved in 35 years at Harvard. You are the Albert Einstein of janitors. You can do whatever you want to do? I offer you the department Chair of Mathematics and Linguistics at Harvard. 
- Prof.: You can even have your own secretary. 
- Prof: Anne! 
- Anne jumps in from behind blackboard, holding notepad. 
- Will (acts offended): Aww, look man, I'm not that type. 
- Prof.: I obviously misjudged you. (Anne exits) Kevin! 
- Kevin jumps in from behind blackboard, holding notepad. 
- Will: Aww.  Let me think about it. Naah. (Kevin exits) 
- Prof: This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance, Will.  What do you say, Will? 
- Will (to prof.): Thank you professor. But I need to go to see about a girl.  Not to mention I would rather be a janitor at MIT than a professor at Harvard. 
- Prof. leaves dejected. 
- Music plays. 

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